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华佗再世

Huà Tuó zài shìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(lit.) a reincarnation of Hua Tuo, the legendary physician of the Eastern Han Dynasty (idiom) / (fig.) a highly skilled and virtuous doctor / a miracle-working physician
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

華佗再世 华佗再世 [Hua4 Tuo2 zai4 shi4] /(lit.) a reincarnation of Hua Tuo, the legendary physician of the Eastern Han Dynasty (idiom)/(fig.) a highly skilled and virtuous doctor; a miracle-working physician/

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Other forms in these source records: 華佗再世

  • 华
    huā

    flower

    huá

    magnificent / splendid / flowery

    Huá

    abbr. for China

    Huà

    Mount Hua 華山|华山[Huà Shān] in Shaanxi / surname Hua

  • 佗
    tuó

    carry on the back

  • 再
    zài

    again / once more / re- / further / beyond this point of time / (before an adjective) more / then (after sth, and not until then) / no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也[yě] or 都[dōu] for emphasis) / (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則|再则[zài zé], 再就是[zài jiù shì] etc) / (literary) to reappear / to reoccur

  • 世
    shì

    life / age / generation / era / world / lifetime / epoch / descendant / noble

    Shì

    surname Shi

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